Baseball Game Preview: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Haverhill Hillies

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Previous Games

05/06/24 - Home	5-0 W
05/08/23 - Away	7-2 W
05/09/22 - Home	12-2 W
04/20/19 - Home	8-2 W
05/31/18 - Away	8-0 W
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Central Catholic is a perfect 8-0 against Haverhill since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Raiders will challenge the Hillies at 3:30 p.m. Central Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Haverhill will be coming in after a defeat.

Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Methuen on Monday as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Raiders as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Haverhill fell victim to North Andover and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Scarlet Knights. The loss continues a trend for the Hillies in their meetings with the Scarlet Knights: they've now lost six in a row.

Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Haverhill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Haverhill in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.